You know why bloggers don't get invited onto more news shows? Because we would absolutely clean the politicians' clocks over hypocrisy like this. Billions of dollars to spend on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that have killed more than a million innocent civilians, but they go all brave and weepy-eyed over theoretical babies. Funny, how little attention they give to them once they're out of the womb:

In the wake of Dr. George Tiller's murder, the U.S. Senate is debating a resolution that condemns violence against abortion providers. The words "reproductive health care" are in the bill, causing Republicans and anti-abortion senators to oppose it, according to a Minnesota Independent article.

Senators Amy Klobuchar, who is the lead sponsor, Jeanne Shaheen and Barbara Boxer worded the bill to say "acts of violence should never be used to prevent women from receiving reproductive health care." The bill's opponents say it glorifies abortion. The article also said that an anonymous Republican senator moved to use the "secret hold," which prevents a vote on the bill.

Klobuchar told the Minnesota Independent, "As a former prosecutor I have seen how acts of violence can tear apart communities...No matter how heated the debate or how great our differences, violence is never the answer."

A similar bill passed the House June 9, but it was a watered-down version of the one currently in the Senate. It did not mention Dr. Tiller or his profession, and did not use the words "reproductive rights" or "abortion."

Be sure never to buy an iPhone or a Mac, or subscribe to Angie's list, because those companies do business with Saudi Arabia, Uganda, Qatar and the UAE, where gays have a lot more to worry about than being denied a cake, such as being jailed, whipped, castrated, or beheaded.

Probably happens more than you think. Stereotypes just never die. I had a male roommate for six years, who was also my business partner. I know more than one person who automatically assumed that we were gay (we weren't) because we were living together. But we'd been longtime friends in Colorado, and I asked him to be my business partner in Arizona. Living together saved money otherwise wasted on two different residences.

Same thing happens to us older, single guys. Parents are wary of us because, well,,,we're old and single. Must be something wrong. We have to be especially careful not to be alone around their children. On the whole, I like kids (as long as they can go home). It bothers me that friendships with families are almost impossible, so I stick to my unmarried friends.

M.A.D. worked because The Soviets, Red Chinese, and the western Democracies are quite sane as societies go. Iran gets saner with the funeral of every 13th century fist shaking mullah. The absolutely crucial question is whether or not it is now collectively just as sane as the big players in the Cold War were. I'm not willing to risk the level of world civilization on it just yet.